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we have a major partner located in istanbul, turkey. we have sub-offices in baghdad and lebanon, we have the capability to receive refugees and take initial screening information and to move them through the process and the system. on the security side, i would defer to my dhs colleagues on their ability to be ready for that potential. >> as you know, the refugee program every year, the size, is determined after consultations with congress. this year, the ceiling is 70,000. there will be an interagency conversation and then make conversation with congress. we feel that we have the resources we need at uscis to handle 70,000 admissions this year and next year the ceiling will be set and taking resources into account, i cannot speak directly to the vetting agencies. that is for them to say but i can tell you that we know a number of our investing partners have increased their staffing over the last year and a half or two. in connection with his workload to be sure their staff can be partners with us in this effort. >> this is a resource-i
we have a major partner located in istanbul, turkey. we have sub-offices in baghdad and lebanon, we have the capability to receive refugees and take initial screening information and to move them through the process and the system. on the security side, i would defer to my dhs colleagues on their ability to be ready for that potential. >> as you know, the refugee program every year, the size, is determined after consultations with congress. this year, the ceiling is 70,000. there will be...
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it is turkey, iraq, every country believed to be a superpower will go nuclear. nuclear balance will include many participants is not stable. if it just israel against iran, the main concept is destruction, basically, the cold world war is not there anymore. there is no communication between iran and israel. at this time, the soviet union had an embassy in washington, d.c. the brother of the president, kennedy went to the embassy in d.c. and they tried to deescalate a war that was about to have a nuclear war. there is no iran embassy in israel. there is no white line between the prime minister office and the supreme leader. this is not an israeli problem. the iranian regime has turned against everything we stand for, freedom, human rights, rule of law, women's rights, everything. last word, if you believe i am the only one in the world who is taking part in operations. two are very successful -- [applause] two are very successful and keep the nuclear weapons out of the hands of cold blooded dictators. the community must take care of [applause] at this time the nu
it is turkey, iraq, every country believed to be a superpower will go nuclear. nuclear balance will include many participants is not stable. if it just israel against iran, the main concept is destruction, basically, the cold world war is not there anymore. there is no communication between iran and israel. at this time, the soviet union had an embassy in washington, d.c. the brother of the president, kennedy went to the embassy in d.c. and they tried to deescalate a war that was about to have...
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and the support that turkey needs. obviously we're in the process of deploying the patriot batteries in turkey to protect against missiles from syria. we obviously are working on assistance to the opposition on strengthening the opposition's transition plan and in supporting special envoy. you can be sure all of those issues came up. >> last week, about the aid, the immigration a couple of days ago, they were arguing on the point about the syrian situation. one of the responsible people from this institute was talking about the u.s. spent about $100 million and some feel like turkey spends about $1 billion u.s. dollars. do you think the misery of millions of people leaves up to the u.s. government administrate i -- humanitarian aid? >> we are close to $220 million. we are the largest international donor to the u.n. effort. we are continuing to look at how we can continue to support the u.n. going forward. we are obviously all in the international community enormously grateful to turkey, to jordan, to other countries pr
and the support that turkey needs. obviously we're in the process of deploying the patriot batteries in turkey to protect against missiles from syria. we obviously are working on assistance to the opposition on strengthening the opposition's transition plan and in supporting special envoy. you can be sure all of those issues came up. >> last week, about the aid, the immigration a couple of days ago, they were arguing on the point about the syrian situation. one of the responsible people...
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. >> can you give us an update on turkey and where things stand now? >> we will support our turkish allies. this is a nato effort in which the united states is participating. roughly half of the 400 troops that are part of this effort have made their way to turkey and half the equipment as well. by the end of the month, we expect to have all 400 personnel in turkey and all the equipment there too. this is a mission that is slated for up to a year. we're going to monitor the situation in syria and see how long we have to be there. this is something we believe is important for our alliance with turkey and very important in the context of nato. >> back on the syrian chemical weapons the same report he refered to stated that the intelligence that the syrians were preparing chemical 500-pound bombs in fact, preparing them for use the information came from israeli intelligence. can you tell us if the department of defense had any collaboration with the intelligence on the behalf of the israelis? >> i'm not going comment on intelligence matters. i've gone as
. >> can you give us an update on turkey and where things stand now? >> we will support our turkish allies. this is a nato effort in which the united states is participating. roughly half of the 400 troops that are part of this effort have made their way to turkey and half the equipment as well. by the end of the month, we expect to have all 400 personnel in turkey and all the equipment there too. this is a mission that is slated for up to a year. we're going to monitor the...
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they managed to defend and defeat these terrorists that were coming from turkey. i pay tribute to them. [applause] some of them tried and were able to convince and forgive other people through national reconciliation, which has broken the road for these terrorists in order to cause divisions. they were able to bring harmony. if they are not outside us, we are not outside them. the country is not only belonging to those who live in it, but also those who defended it. those who defend it, and those who need it. those who have stood for the country when the country needed them, regardless of where they were. many people, regardless of what they did and despite the differences, they stood to give unreservedly for the country. others have defended the country and to stop the deceit that was attacking. they stopped the brotherhood, as was defined by the west, and they came with vicious hatred and ideology of division. it was only a spring for those who have plotted it and try to spread it. the blood of these martyrs is the epic that will defend this country and help def
they managed to defend and defeat these terrorists that were coming from turkey. i pay tribute to them. [applause] some of them tried and were able to convince and forgive other people through national reconciliation, which has broken the road for these terrorists in order to cause divisions. they were able to bring harmony. if they are not outside us, we are not outside them. the country is not only belonging to those who live in it, but also those who defended it. those who defend it, and...
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am increasingly worried that terrorists may try to exploit various refugee resettlement programs via turkey, jordan or other countries where many refugees have fled to escape the bloodshed. it is imperative that the interagency security screening process for refugees be formidable and credible. the purpose of this hearing is to identify any remaining gaps in the security screening process that need to be remedied, and to ensure dhs and the state department have the necessary tools and resources to ensure security. it is concerning that neither hammadi nor alwan had worked for any u.s. organization in iraq, yet both received refugee status for humanitarian reasons. all this being said, i am glad to hear that the interagency security screening and adjudication processing for refugees has undergone a number of enhancements since it was initiated, particularly regarding intelligence and information sharing with the intelligence community. in particular, i would like to call attention to the biographic check done in collaboration with the national counterterrorism center, known as interagency ch
am increasingly worried that terrorists may try to exploit various refugee resettlement programs via turkey, jordan or other countries where many refugees have fled to escape the bloodshed. it is imperative that the interagency security screening process for refugees be formidable and credible. the purpose of this hearing is to identify any remaining gaps in the security screening process that need to be remedied, and to ensure dhs and the state department have the necessary tools and resources...
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they managed to defend and defeat these terrorists that were coming from turkey. i pay tribute to them. [applause] some of them tried and were able to convince and forgive other people to national reconciliation -- through national reconciliation, which has broken the road for these terrorists in order to cause divisions. there were able to bring able to bringe harmony. if they are not outside us, we are not outside them. the country is not only belonging to those who live in it, but also those who defended it. those who defend it, and those who need it. those who have stood for the country when the country needed them, regardless of where they were. many people, regardless of what they did and despite the differences, they stood to give unreservedly for the country. others have defended the country and to stop the deceit that was attacking. they stopped the brotherhood, as was defined by the west, and they came with vicious hatred and ideology of division. it was only a spring for those who have plotted it and try to spread it. the blood of these martyrs is the e
they managed to defend and defeat these terrorists that were coming from turkey. i pay tribute to them. [applause] some of them tried and were able to convince and forgive other people to national reconciliation -- through national reconciliation, which has broken the road for these terrorists in order to cause divisions. there were able to bring able to bringe harmony. if they are not outside us, we are not outside them. the country is not only belonging to those who live in it, but also those...
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turkey as well. they are horrified by the slaughter. i do not think israel is the driving player in syria. that is a different dynamic with iran. trail is the driving power trying to get us and the world community -- israel is the driving power trying to get us and the world community -- host: this is a sidebar. those of us who live in the area probably drive through or by it quite often. from 390 five, you can see the washington monument in the background -- from 395, you can see the washington monument in the background. this was designed to be a temporary warehouse. " there is nothing so temporary as buildings that become permanent -- "there is nothing so temporary as buildings that become permanent." this will be torn down to make space for arlington national cemetery. guest: i just read that myself. we are running out his face at arlington. arlington is a national treasure dosh out of space at arlington. arlington is a national treasu re. a little parcel of land, it is an ugly annex. i have been there many times. i think we could p
turkey as well. they are horrified by the slaughter. i do not think israel is the driving player in syria. that is a different dynamic with iran. trail is the driving power trying to get us and the world community -- israel is the driving power trying to get us and the world community -- host: this is a sidebar. those of us who live in the area probably drive through or by it quite often. from 390 five, you can see the washington monument in the background -- from 395, you can see the...
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we'll get an instant nuclear arms race, all the important neighbors, saudi arabia, egypt, turkey, syria, think of syria, god knows who will be in charge of syria. they'll all have gone nuclear assuming that iran will go nuclear first. and it's not just in the immediate middle east. this will spread in the region. our opponents will speak reassuringly about deterrence. the experience that we've had is that the stable deterrent in a bipelar system, the united states and soviet union. a bilateral stable system. imagine you have to do a deterrent with six, seven eight countries that are unstable, some revolutionary, and with shifting alliances. how do you enforce or rely on deterrence in those circumstances? you can get accidental or unauthorized use. you can get theft. you can get the deliberate proliferation into the hands of terrorists. imagine if al qaeda would do what it did on 9/11 if it would hesitate for a second if it got its hands on nukes and using a nuclear weapon on such an attack in the future. that's the threat, that's the end of nonproliferation and end of the reliance on de
we'll get an instant nuclear arms race, all the important neighbors, saudi arabia, egypt, turkey, syria, think of syria, god knows who will be in charge of syria. they'll all have gone nuclear assuming that iran will go nuclear first. and it's not just in the immediate middle east. this will spread in the region. our opponents will speak reassuringly about deterrence. the experience that we've had is that the stable deterrent in a bipelar system, the united states and soviet union. a bilateral...
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and the countries, turkey included? -- any other countries, turkey included? >> you would have to direct that question to the agency that ran the amex. >> you are saying you do not know. >> i do not know. i do not have information on that. with respect to personnel, that is why we have independent people who review the situation as we did, and all four individuals identified have been removed from their jobs. they have been placed on administrative leave while we step through the personnel process to determine the next step. both ambassadors and admiral have highlighted why this is complicated because under federal statute and regulations, unsatisfactory is not grounds for relief of duty. -- breach of duty. these individuals did not reach their duty. -- breach their duty, according to arb. i have submitted legislation to this committee, to the congress, to fix this problem so -- >> here is the problem. the review board has all these recommendations. there is one thing they failed to address and you failed to address that sets us up for another tragedy like thi
and the countries, turkey included? -- any other countries, turkey included? >> you would have to direct that question to the agency that ran the amex. >> you are saying you do not know. >> i do not know. i do not have information on that. with respect to personnel, that is why we have independent people who review the situation as we did, and all four individuals identified have been removed from their jobs. they have been placed on administrative leave while we step through...
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they managed to defend and defeat these terrorists that were coming from turkey. i pay tribute to them. [applause] some of them tried and were able to convince and forgive other people through national reconciliation, which has broken the road for these terrorists in order to cause divisions. they were able to bring harmony. if they are not outside us, we are not outside them. the country is not only belonging to those who live in it, but also those who defended it. those who defend it, and those who need it. those who have stood for the country when the country needed them, regardless of where they were. many people, regardless of what they did and despite the differences, they stood to give unreservedly for the country. others have defended the country and to stop the deceit that was attacking. they stopped the brotherhood, as was defined by the west, and they came with vicious hatred and ideology of division. it was only a spring for those who have plotted it and try to spread it. the blood of these martyrs is the epic that will defend this country and help def
they managed to defend and defeat these terrorists that were coming from turkey. i pay tribute to them. [applause] some of them tried and were able to convince and forgive other people through national reconciliation, which has broken the road for these terrorists in order to cause divisions. they were able to bring harmony. if they are not outside us, we are not outside them. the country is not only belonging to those who live in it, but also those who defended it. those who defend it, and...
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it will resemble turkey or germany. we are studying these relationships, and we will do that. >> thank you, mr. president. as you contemplate the end of this war, can you say something as commander in chief of the huge human, financial costs that this is, if it can be justified, that the world left behind will be somewhat diminished than at the beginning of the war? president karzai, many independent studies have criticized afghanistan for corruption and poor governance. do you stand by your assertion that much of this is due to influence of foreigners? will you stand down for elections next year? >> i want us to remember why we went to afghanistan. we went into afghanistan because 3,000 americans were viciously murdered by a terrorist organization that was operating openly and at the invitation of those who were then ruling afghanistan. it was absolutely the right thing for us to go after that organization, to go after the host government that had aided and abetted or at least allowed for these attacks to take place, a
it will resemble turkey or germany. we are studying these relationships, and we will do that. >> thank you, mr. president. as you contemplate the end of this war, can you say something as commander in chief of the huge human, financial costs that this is, if it can be justified, that the world left behind will be somewhat diminished than at the beginning of the war? president karzai, many independent studies have criticized afghanistan for corruption and poor governance. do you stand by...
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one not countries like turkey, or the united states? why do we have to have something the, where people in pakistan, some people, rightly or wrongly, say we are facing a difficult situation? that is why we have a concern. apart from that, nothing else. >> second row, over here. >> hello? mr. jawad, my name is -- >> you are ok. >> director of operations at the world bank. i like your comment that economic prosperity is probably the most important aspect of the transition. we are speaking about long-term schemes. in rehabilitation of countries, the world bank has taken a lead, oftentimes, in countries in latin america, eastern europe, and many others, and even in pakistan. short-term schemes will development. social development schemes have been put into action which have a lead time for results which are very much shorter than you talk about. to what extent, in afghanistan, have those kinds of schemes and applied? to my mind, in addition to the parallel track with the long schemes, we need shorter schemes, which addresses some of the oth
one not countries like turkey, or the united states? why do we have to have something the, where people in pakistan, some people, rightly or wrongly, say we are facing a difficult situation? that is why we have a concern. apart from that, nothing else. >> second row, over here. >> hello? mr. jawad, my name is -- >> you are ok. >> director of operations at the world bank. i like your comment that economic prosperity is probably the most important aspect of the transition....
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i myself have visited a turkey processing plant and the last year or so. -- in the last you're so. it is also talking to the groups represent farmers. -- year or so. it is also talking to groups that represent farmers. it is not representative of the entire thing. we do recognize and try to be really conscious of the challenges and struggles facing farmers and businesses when it comes to producing safe food. it is irresponsibility we believe they have to bear -- a responsibility we believe they have to bear. host:a tweet, so in exchange for my loyalty, grocers will notify me when their food isn't any good? great policy. a call an airline for democrats. -- on our line for democrats. caller: you've been very helpful in explaining the policies for small farmers. i may farmer in rhode island. -- am a farmer in rhode island. i did have a question for you about a product. i am thinking of using that to wash my vegetables to add that extra protection for the crop. i grow butternut squash, tomatoes. i do not do a lot of spinach and crops like that, but i am conscious about washing my crops
i myself have visited a turkey processing plant and the last year or so. -- in the last you're so. it is also talking to the groups represent farmers. -- year or so. it is also talking to groups that represent farmers. it is not representative of the entire thing. we do recognize and try to be really conscious of the challenges and struggles facing farmers and businesses when it comes to producing safe food. it is irresponsibility we believe they have to bear -- a responsibility we believe they...
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iran, clearly, syria is a proxy for iran, and israel and being on the border, and turkey, which is an ally of the united states. you want to think about what the right justification is in -- is before you sent in troops and put them in harm's way. that is the way chuck cagla generally approaches these questions and really quite myers, in my view, tough to resolve, but that is the way he thinks, and i respect that calculus. close to what about syria as well as the sudan? >> i think he will support the president's plan, certainly our main but not fully arming, and putting other pressure, but i do not think he supports at all injecting u.s. troops. no-fly zones and the kinds of things that we took on libya, that the libyan model does not apply to syria as it is constructed right now. gus: if you are just joining us, we are drilling down on the life of chuck hegel, his speeches, and we are using excerpts come on all of which are available on our website at c-span.org, part of the c-span video library. joining us is an editor at large fork "the atlantic," gary schmitt, and steve clemons. >
iran, clearly, syria is a proxy for iran, and israel and being on the border, and turkey, which is an ally of the united states. you want to think about what the right justification is in -- is before you sent in troops and put them in harm's way. that is the way chuck cagla generally approaches these questions and really quite myers, in my view, tough to resolve, but that is the way he thinks, and i respect that calculus. close to what about syria as well as the sudan? >> i think he will...
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particularly if you look at the reaction of egypt and turkey. there is now a new middle east and israel is the superpower in that middle east. the egyptians under a new government we were told were going to be different. they were islamist, they were ideological. these guys, you know muslims are crazy, then you put one of them in power like that and you know what's going to happen. guess what he did? he followed the mubarak policy. which is basically to try to broker a deal between hamas and israel. and why did dough that? because israel's defense budget today is larger than that of all its neighbors put together. that doesn't even begin to get into the technological advantages it has, the qualitative advantages it has. the enormous advantage of being the only country in the middle east that has sophisticated nuclear weapons on sophisticated delivery systems. and so when confronting that, yes, the turks will make very fine speeches in favor of the palestinians and the egyptians will shed crocodile tears but none of them will do anything because
particularly if you look at the reaction of egypt and turkey. there is now a new middle east and israel is the superpower in that middle east. the egyptians under a new government we were told were going to be different. they were islamist, they were ideological. these guys, you know muslims are crazy, then you put one of them in power like that and you know what's going to happen. guess what he did? he followed the mubarak policy. which is basically to try to broker a deal between hamas and...
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and the countries, turkey included? >> you would have to direct that question to the agency that ran the amex. >> you are saying you do not know. >> i do not know. i do not have information on that. with respect to personnel, that is why we have independent people who review the situation as we did, and all four individuals identified have been removed from their jobs. they have been placed on administrative leave while we step through the personnel process to determine the next step. both ambassadors and admiral have highlighted why this is complicated because under regulations, unsatisfactory is not grounds for relief of duty. these individuals did not reach their duty. i have submitted legislation to this committee, to the congress, to fix this problem so -- >> here is the problem. the review board has all these recommendations. there is one thing they failed to address and you failed to address that sets us up for another tragedy like this. they should never have been sent in there without a military guard. this sho
and the countries, turkey included? >> you would have to direct that question to the agency that ran the amex. >> you are saying you do not know. >> i do not know. i do not have information on that. with respect to personnel, that is why we have independent people who review the situation as we did, and all four individuals identified have been removed from their jobs. they have been placed on administrative leave while we step through the personnel process to determine the...
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it is turkey, iraq, every country believed to be a superpower will go nuclear. nuclear balance will include many participants is not stable. if it just israel against iran, the main concept is destruction, basically, the cold world war is not there anymore. there is no communication between iran and israel. at this time, the soviet union had an embassy in washington, d.c. the brother of the president, kennedy went to the embassy in d.c. and they tried to deescalate a war that was about to have a nuclear war. there is no iran embassy in israel. there is no white line between the prime minister office and the supreme leader. this is not an israeli problem. the iranian regime has turned against everything we stand for, freedom, human rights, rule of law, women's rights, everything. last word, if you believe i am the only one in the world who is taking part in operations. two are very successful -- [applause] two are very successful and keep the nuclear weapons out of the hands of cold blooded dictaters. the community must take care of -- [applause] at this time the
it is turkey, iraq, every country believed to be a superpower will go nuclear. nuclear balance will include many participants is not stable. if it just israel against iran, the main concept is destruction, basically, the cold world war is not there anymore. there is no communication between iran and israel. at this time, the soviet union had an embassy in washington, d.c. the brother of the president, kennedy went to the embassy in d.c. and they tried to deescalate a war that was about to have...
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they had been elected in tunisia, egypt, and probably will be elected in turkey and other countries. do you think that having islam is inside the tent in a helpscal smear a-- sphere diminish the threat of outside groups like al qaeda? >> hopefully political pluralism is breaking out in the middle east. countries will find expressions with political parties. we are strong advocates of using the political system, the laws, to be able to express their individual groups within different countries. rather than finding expression through violent extremism, these groups have the opportunity as they never had before in countries like tunisia and in egypt, yemen and other places, where they can participate meaningfully within a system. this will take some time for the system to mature sufficiently so that there can be a very robust system there. certainly, those individuals who are associated with parties that have a religious basis, they can have the opportunity in that system. >> my second question, you mentioned yemen. that has been part of the broader portfolio. i know you made many trips
they had been elected in tunisia, egypt, and probably will be elected in turkey and other countries. do you think that having islam is inside the tent in a helpscal smear a-- sphere diminish the threat of outside groups like al qaeda? >> hopefully political pluralism is breaking out in the middle east. countries will find expressions with political parties. we are strong advocates of using the political system, the laws, to be able to express their individual groups within different...
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iran, clearly, the direction syria goes -- israel, being on the border, and also turkey, nato ally of the united states. you want to think on the nation's -- notion beyond, what is humanitarian. what are the other equities america has in the region? that is the way chuck hagel generally approaches these questions and quagmire is, in my view. syria is a tough one to resolve. i support and respect that calculus. host: what is his stance on intervention in syria as well as the sedan? guest: i think he would support the president's view in a number of soft ways. intelligence, a certain army, not full arming, and trying to put other pressure on assad to leave. i don't think he supports injecting troops into the equation or no-fly zones. the libyan model does not apply to syria as it is constructed now. host: we are drilling down to the life and career of senator chuck hagel, his words, speeches, and statements, using excerpts of interviews he has done over the years, all of which are available on our website at c-span.org, part of the video library. we have the editor at large for "the atl
iran, clearly, the direction syria goes -- israel, being on the border, and also turkey, nato ally of the united states. you want to think on the nation's -- notion beyond, what is humanitarian. what are the other equities america has in the region? that is the way chuck hagel generally approaches these questions and quagmire is, in my view. syria is a tough one to resolve. i support and respect that calculus. host: what is his stance on intervention in syria as well as the sedan? guest: i...
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but in jordan an turkey and places that, frankly "24" is a huge hit in iran. it's beamed in illegally by i can't remember the name -- anyway. >> you're not getting paid for it. >> no, i'm not getting paid for it. >> it's smuggled in a lot. we heard this -- we heard from the actor in it, he's persian, and still has a lot of kecks in iran. he's been tracking "homeland" in iran. >> and it's stunningly popular. but at the same time i've read alja year rah and other -- al-jazeera and other criticisms of the show. i think we piss people off on every side of the aisle and are embrised by them too, i think that's a good thepping. one thing i did learn is that as an export, as a public face, as -- we do have some responsibility, some, certainly, influence on, this is an american expert. it's a real -- we're really good at this. we make really good movies and television shows and always have. it is what the world sees of us. there's a book called "what a billion muslims really think," by -- i can't remember, it doesn't matter. it's a researcher from the gal up organizat
but in jordan an turkey and places that, frankly "24" is a huge hit in iran. it's beamed in illegally by i can't remember the name -- anyway. >> you're not getting paid for it. >> no, i'm not getting paid for it. >> it's smuggled in a lot. we heard this -- we heard from the actor in it, he's persian, and still has a lot of kecks in iran. he's been tracking "homeland" in iran. >> and it's stunningly popular. but at the same time i've read alja year rah...
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it is turkey, iraq, every country believed to be a superpower will go nuclear. nuclear balance will include many participants is not stable. if it just israel against iran, the main concept is destruction, basically, the cold world war is not there anymore. there is no communication between iran and israel. at this time, the soviet union had an embassy in washington, d.c. the brother of the president, kennedy went to the embassy in d.c. and they tried to deescalate a war that was about to have a nuclear war. there is no iran embassy in israel. there is no white line between the prime minister office and the supreme leader. this is not an israeli problem. the iranian regime has turned against everything we stand for, freedom, human rights, rule of law, women's rights, everything. last word, if you believe i am the only one in the world who is taking part in operations. two are very successful -- [applause] two are very successful and keep the nuclear weapons out of the hands of cold blooded dictators. the community must take care of -- [applause] at this time the
it is turkey, iraq, every country believed to be a superpower will go nuclear. nuclear balance will include many participants is not stable. if it just israel against iran, the main concept is destruction, basically, the cold world war is not there anymore. there is no communication between iran and israel. at this time, the soviet union had an embassy in washington, d.c. the brother of the president, kennedy went to the embassy in d.c. and they tried to deescalate a war that was about to have...
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it will resemble turkey or germany. we are studying these relationships, and we will do that. >> thank you, mr. president. as you contemplate the end of this war, can you say something as commander in chief of the huge human, financial costs that this is, if it can be justified, that the world left behind will be somewhat diminished than at the beginning of the war? president karzai, many independent studies have criticized afghanistan for corruption and poor governance. do you stand by your assertion that much of this is due to influence of foreigners? will you stand down for elections next year? >> i want us to remember why we went to afghanistan. we went into afghanistan because 3,000 americans were viciously murdered by a terrorist organization that was operating openly and at the invitation of those who were then ruling afghanistan. it was absolutely the right thing for us to go after that organization, to go after the host government that had aided and abetted or at least allowed for these attacks to take place, a
it will resemble turkey or germany. we are studying these relationships, and we will do that. >> thank you, mr. president. as you contemplate the end of this war, can you say something as commander in chief of the huge human, financial costs that this is, if it can be justified, that the world left behind will be somewhat diminished than at the beginning of the war? president karzai, many independent studies have criticized afghanistan for corruption and poor governance. do you stand by...
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and also turkey, which is a nato ally to the united states. you want to think beyond what is humanitarian before you send u.s. troops into direct intervention. what are the other equities america has in that region? that is the way chuck hagel generally approaches these questions. that is the way he thinks. i largely supported respect that. host: what is senator haggles syria and thee in sudan? -- trying to put all sorts of other pressure on the south. i do not believe he supports at all injecting u.s. troops into this equation or no-fly zones. the libyan model does not apply to syria. host: we're drawing down to the life and career of chuck hagel. we are using and exits of interviews and pieces he has done over the years, all of which is available on our website at c-span of order. -- atc-span.org. guest: ipads wanted to know that -- i just wanted to note that when the libya conflict was going on, chuck hagel said it wasn't a matter of national interest. it is a little confusing now that syria becomes the point of contention that these -- tha
and also turkey, which is a nato ally to the united states. you want to think beyond what is humanitarian before you send u.s. troops into direct intervention. what are the other equities america has in that region? that is the way chuck hagel generally approaches these questions. that is the way he thinks. i largely supported respect that. host: what is senator haggles syria and thee in sudan? -- trying to put all sorts of other pressure on the south. i do not believe he supports at all...
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one not countries like turkey, or the united states? why do we have to have something the, where people in pakistan, some people, rightly or wrongly, say we are facing a difficult situation? that is why we have a concern. apart from that, nothing else. >> second row, over here. >> hello? mr. jawad, my name is -- >> you are ok. >> director of operations at the world bank. i like your comment that economic prosperity is probably the most important aspect of the transition. we are speaking about long-term schemes. in rehabilitation of countries, the world bank has taken a lead, oftentimes, in countries in latin america, eastern europe, and many others, and even in pakistan. short-term schemes will development. social development schemes have been put into action which have a lead time for results which are very much shorter than you talk about. to what extent, in afghanistan, have those kinds of schemes and applied? to my mind, in addition to the parallel track with the long schemes, we need shorter schemes, which addresses some of the oth
one not countries like turkey, or the united states? why do we have to have something the, where people in pakistan, some people, rightly or wrongly, say we are facing a difficult situation? that is why we have a concern. apart from that, nothing else. >> second row, over here. >> hello? mr. jawad, my name is -- >> you are ok. >> director of operations at the world bank. i like your comment that economic prosperity is probably the most important aspect of the transition....
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turkey, jordan, lebanon, and israel. it is as if we live in a fantasy world to think the implications of the conflict there have absolutely no meaning for our own national security. it is a disaster. what we can do now is try to contain the disaster. and hasten the movement out and insure that whoever is in charge actually is a group that respects and values the kind of values we have, rather than the kind of values others have. >> looked, this is also a case where we are paying the price for having persuaded ourselves that i wrap was a country located somewhere on the moon. and it does not actually share common borders with any place on the earth that is of any significance to us. because we adopted that approach and because the administration decided they were our best friend and the guy we needed to back at all costs, the result is that iraq has been feeding the situation in syria in two ways. one is they have been traveling through iraq as the murder people. and the al qaeda organization that was supported from the o
turkey, jordan, lebanon, and israel. it is as if we live in a fantasy world to think the implications of the conflict there have absolutely no meaning for our own national security. it is a disaster. what we can do now is try to contain the disaster. and hasten the movement out and insure that whoever is in charge actually is a group that respects and values the kind of values we have, rather than the kind of values others have. >> looked, this is also a case where we are paying the price...
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we'll get a nuclear arms race all the neighbors, saudi arabia, turkey, egypt, syria, think of syria -- god knows who will be in charge of syria will all have nuclear assuming that iran goes nuclear first. this is not just the middle east it is going spread. our opponents are going to speak about deterrence. our experience that we've had is the stable deterrence in a in a bipolar system, united states and soviet union. imagine that you have to do deterrence with unstable countries and with shifting alliances. how do you enforce or rely on deterrence in those circumstances. you can get accidental or unauthorized use, you can get theft, you can be the delivered proliferation in the hands of terrorists. imagine what al qaeda would do what it did on 9/11 if they would hesitate for a second if they got hair hand on nuclear weapons. that is the threat and the end of nonproliferation and the end of relying on deterrence. we always try to prevent a rise in the middle east in the control of the oil. that's why there was an iraq war in 1991 over the invasion of kuwait. what the arabs understand,
we'll get a nuclear arms race all the neighbors, saudi arabia, turkey, egypt, syria, think of syria -- god knows who will be in charge of syria will all have nuclear assuming that iran goes nuclear first. this is not just the middle east it is going spread. our opponents are going to speak about deterrence. our experience that we've had is the stable deterrence in a in a bipolar system, united states and soviet union. imagine that you have to do deterrence with unstable countries and with...
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guest: originally turkey, the western part of armenia. the ones who got out are the ones who are here. host: we are talking with mark krikorian and ali noorani. let's go to pennsylvania. the independent line. caller: hello. host: go ahead. caller: the part of the discussion when you had your previous guests -- my question is twofold. you say to illegal immigrants go back to the country, i wonder guests to distinguish between the immigrant from the 60 -- from the 1960's, and those who come here and presently -- what is the difference? my next question is, i know that probably 75% or 80% of people today who come into this country, or their grandparents or great and parents -- or great grandparents came to this country illegally -- saying that those who came here as immigrants should go back to their country. it is funny to me because they look at the history of the united states -- the native americans, the indians, are the original people here. host: are you an immigrant to the u.s.? caller: yes, i am a legal immigrant. host: our caller ta
guest: originally turkey, the western part of armenia. the ones who got out are the ones who are here. host: we are talking with mark krikorian and ali noorani. let's go to pennsylvania. the independent line. caller: hello. host: go ahead. caller: the part of the discussion when you had your previous guests -- my question is twofold. you say to illegal immigrants go back to the country, i wonder guests to distinguish between the immigrant from the 60 -- from the 1960's, and those who come here...
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we are -- we were not talking about armeinya or turkey or the banking influence. that's what the context of my comments were about. on your point on the conversations and the quote. >> chuck hagel's entire committee will be up in 20 minutes. coming up, jo"washington journaw -- a look at the american spending and saving habits with the --eau of economic cabot's habits. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. also, a discussion on campaign 2012. we will hear from democratic and republican strategists. that is live from georgetown university in washington at 11:00 a.m. eastern. >> they will pass the bill and it will be a good bill on civil rights. can you all get in and come on and go on or will he try to keep from passing it and say -- >> lbj and larry o'brien strategizing on the president's civil-rights agenda. online at c-span read about or, and nationwide on c-span radio. >> senator dick durbin and charles schumer are working on legislation immigration. the immigration legislation. >> there are times when parents are torn apart and children -- this system also rest
we are -- we were not talking about armeinya or turkey or the banking influence. that's what the context of my comments were about. on your point on the conversations and the quote. >> chuck hagel's entire committee will be up in 20 minutes. coming up, jo"washington journaw -- a look at the american spending and saving habits with the --eau of economic cabot's habits. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. also, a discussion on campaign 2012. we will hear from democratic and...
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cold turkey. and then i had this idea for a neat new sea plane. [laughter] >> i just have a quick question regarding the most recent jump by felix balm gardner. how do you see that driving the national -- the privatized space industry? in the near future? and how do you see that influencing kids that want to get into the industry? >> well, what was interesting about it, and i know kiddinger and bumgardner. kiddinger did it many years before. what bumgardner did was a milestone only because he went high enough so that he actually fell at supersonic speed. he broke the sound barrier with his body. ok? other than that, it was just doing a jump 20% higher than the last jump. ok? so he did a milestone. and history will show that he was the first one to go supersonic with nothing but a parachute and a pressure suit. ok? i don't know that that's -- that there's anything really earth-shattering technically about that that will lead to other breakthroughs. there might be space suit design or whatever but i'm not aware of anything that you're referring to.
cold turkey. and then i had this idea for a neat new sea plane. [laughter] >> i just have a quick question regarding the most recent jump by felix balm gardner. how do you see that driving the national -- the privatized space industry? in the near future? and how do you see that influencing kids that want to get into the industry? >> well, what was interesting about it, and i know kiddinger and bumgardner. kiddinger did it many years before. what bumgardner did was a milestone only...
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one not countries like turkey, or the united states? why do we have to have something the, where people in pakistan, some people, rightly or wrongly, say we are facing a difficult situation? that is why we have a concern. apart from that, nothing else. >> second row, over here. >> hello? mr. jawad, my name is -- >> you are ok. >> director of operations at the world and. -- bank. i'd like your comment that economic prosperity is probably the most important aspect of the transition. we are speaking about long-term schemes. in rehabilitation of countries, the world bank has taken a lead, oftentimes, in countries in latin america, eastern europe, and many others, and even in pakistan. short-term schemes will development. social development schemes have been put into action which have a lead time for results which are very much shorter than you talk about. to what extent, in afghanistan, have those kinds of schemes and applied? to my mind, in addition to the parallel track with the long schemes, we need shorter schemes, which addresses some
one not countries like turkey, or the united states? why do we have to have something the, where people in pakistan, some people, rightly or wrongly, say we are facing a difficult situation? that is why we have a concern. apart from that, nothing else. >> second row, over here. >> hello? mr. jawad, my name is -- >> you are ok. >> director of operations at the world and. -- bank. i'd like your comment that economic prosperity is probably the most important aspect of the...
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our international humanitarian partners we are supporting and complimenting the generous efforts of turkey, jordan, lebanon and iraq whose governments and communities are hosting refugees fleeing the violence in sir yafment the united states is providing -- syria. the united states is providing $210 million to help millions of people inside syria as well as to assist nearly 670,000 syrians who have fled beyond that country's borders. the american people are funding the provision of life, saving food, medical care, blankets and essential winter supplies which are reaching children, women and men in all 14 governances inside syria and as well as refugees in neighboring countries. let's be clear, the responsibility for the humanitarian crisis in syria lies with bashir al-assad and his regime. every day the regime's hold on power weakens, territory slips from its grasp and the opposition becomes more capable and confidence -- confident. the syrians are taking back their dignity and the united states will continue to lead international efforts to assist the syrian people and to provide the kind
our international humanitarian partners we are supporting and complimenting the generous efforts of turkey, jordan, lebanon and iraq whose governments and communities are hosting refugees fleeing the violence in sir yafment the united states is providing -- syria. the united states is providing $210 million to help millions of people inside syria as well as to assist nearly 670,000 syrians who have fled beyond that country's borders. the american people are funding the provision of life, saving...
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on the other hand, our collaboration with turkey, i spoke to my lebanese counterpart. messaging such as our president did that the use of chemical weapons, there would be held accountable. i think that syria must understand the use of chemical weapons is unacceptable. to that extent, it provides a deterrent. but preventing it, i think we would be reacting. >> would expire after 60 days? >> that is what the scientists tell us. i would be reluctant to handle it myself. >> another question of afghanistan, the state department plans to have an embassy in afghanistan. in light of what happened in libya and after speaking to president karzai today, what kind of military troops, equipment do you expect to have to provide to protect those american civilians in afghanistan? >> as we always do around the world, the state department has requirements they think are important in order to provide security. we will do what we can to meet those requirements. >> thank you very much. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite cor
on the other hand, our collaboration with turkey, i spoke to my lebanese counterpart. messaging such as our president did that the use of chemical weapons, there would be held accountable. i think that syria must understand the use of chemical weapons is unacceptable. to that extent, it provides a deterrent. but preventing it, i think we would be reacting. >> would expire after 60 days? >> that is what the scientists tell us. i would be reluctant to handle it myself. >>...
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home, because i do enjoy -- even though i'm 60, i still go out and hunt and shoot a deer and kill a turkey to eat. host: thank you very much. by the way, the full presentation by the president yesterday, you can certainly watch atlanta cspan.org. good morning, what kind of work do you do? caller: i'm in the mental health field. each level of the patients have had different mental health issues. and i have really been waiting for this issue to come up, because that's what concerns me the most. i have worked with people that have multiple personalities. we have been scared to death. they pick beds up. they have tremendous anger in there. i don't think they get the proper care that they need. and after a while, they're released and that is something that i'm really concerned with. it's not about who is able to get a gun, who is able to have a gun. that's not the issue right here. the issue is that we have to start dealing with people with mental health issues. i have worked in a vietnam hospital. i have worked with people with ptsd. one guy on the floor, he wabdel weighed 120 pounds soaking w
home, because i do enjoy -- even though i'm 60, i still go out and hunt and shoot a deer and kill a turkey to eat. host: thank you very much. by the way, the full presentation by the president yesterday, you can certainly watch atlanta cspan.org. good morning, what kind of work do you do? caller: i'm in the mental health field. each level of the patients have had different mental health issues. and i have really been waiting for this issue to come up, because that's what concerns me the most. i...
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to meet a group of young women as i sid in -- as i did in a camp in turkey, a refugee camp, who has been gang raped is a horrible experience. and we can do a lot more without putting american boots on the ground. we can prevent this further slaughter and massacre and inhumanity. otherwise we will be judged very, very harshly by history. i hope that -- i know from our previous conversations that you will make this your highest priority. i look forward to at least exploring and try to implement a different policy than the one that we have pursued for the last 22 months. thank you. >> well, john, thank you. i have, and you know this because you and i have talked about this at great length. i have complete understanding of where you're coming from on this, i know your frustration and what you're trying to say about it. i do want to just say to you that i don't want inquisitiveness or curiosity about what possibilities might exist with the russians to be translated into optimism. i don't have optimism. i have hope. because the easiest way to resolve it would be if they were to be table help -
to meet a group of young women as i sid in -- as i did in a camp in turkey, a refugee camp, who has been gang raped is a horrible experience. and we can do a lot more without putting american boots on the ground. we can prevent this further slaughter and massacre and inhumanity. otherwise we will be judged very, very harshly by history. i hope that -- i know from our previous conversations that you will make this your highest priority. i look forward to at least exploring and try to implement a...
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to meet a group of young women as i did in that camp but enter -- that camp in turkey who had been gained rate he's really a horrible experience. -- gang raped is really a horrible experience. we can put more books on the-- we can do a lot more without p utting american boots on the ground. we can prevent this -- inhumanity, otherwise we will be judged harshly by history. i know that from our previous conversations that you will make this your highest priority. i look forward to at least exploring and trying to implement a different policy than the one we have pursued for the last 22 months. >> thank you. you know this because you and i have talked about this at great length. i have a complete understanding where you are coming from and i know your frustration and i know what you are trying to say about this. i do want to say to you that i do not want inquisitiveness or curiosity about what possibility might be with russia to be translated into optimism. i do not have optimism. i hope, because the easiest way to resolve it, would be if they were able to reach it if together we could find
to meet a group of young women as i did in that camp but enter -- that camp in turkey who had been gained rate he's really a horrible experience. -- gang raped is really a horrible experience. we can put more books on the-- we can do a lot more without p utting american boots on the ground. we can prevent this -- inhumanity, otherwise we will be judged harshly by history. i know that from our previous conversations that you will make this your highest priority. i look forward to at least...
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to meet a group of young women as i did in that camp but enter turkey who had been gained rate he's really a horrible experience. -- gang raped is really a horrible experience. we can put more books on the ground and prevent the inhumanity, otherwise we will be judged harshly by history. i know that from our previous conversations that you will make this your highest priority. i look forward to at least exploring and trying to implement a different policy than the one we have pursued for the last 22 months. >> thank you. you know this because you and i have talked about this at great length. i have a complete understanding where you are coming from and i know your frustration and i know what you are trying to say about this. i do want to say to you that i do not want inquisitive ness or curiosity about what possibility might be with russia and optimism. i do not have optimism. i hope, because the easiest way to resolve it, would be if they were able to reach it if together we could find some track to change the equation and the calculation of assad. i think what everybody worries about is
to meet a group of young women as i did in that camp but enter turkey who had been gained rate he's really a horrible experience. -- gang raped is really a horrible experience. we can put more books on the ground and prevent the inhumanity, otherwise we will be judged harshly by history. i know that from our previous conversations that you will make this your highest priority. i look forward to at least exploring and trying to implement a different policy than the one we have pursued for the...
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we are -- we were not talking about armeinya or turkey or the banking influence. that's what the context of my comments were about. on your point on the conversations and the quote. a couple of points. let's go back to the ilsa vote. about the original vote during the clinton administration. and connect that to a comment i made in the world herald about they don't work. they are ineffective. and by the way, i've already noted for the record here that i have supported and voted for some unilateral sanctions. i think i noted three specific ones that i recall. but on your specific questions about the specific comment. just to give you an example of what i was talking about. you were not in the senate at the time. some were. but those who were here in the senate might recall the european union's reaction to that ilsa act. i was not in the senate when that was voted on original, so i didn't have a vote. but in 1988 the european union passed a resolution against the united states and threatened to take the united states to the world trade organization. as a consequence,
we are -- we were not talking about armeinya or turkey or the banking influence. that's what the context of my comments were about. on your point on the conversations and the quote. a couple of points. let's go back to the ilsa vote. about the original vote during the clinton administration. and connect that to a comment i made in the world herald about they don't work. they are ineffective. and by the way, i've already noted for the record here that i have supported and voted for some...
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why countries like turkey? right or wrong, you might say we're facing a different situation. so that is why we have that concern a part from that nothing else. >> second row over here. >> hello. ambassador jawad, i think -- the operations at the world bank. i like your comment about the fact that the economic prosperity is the most important transition. when we're talking about this we're talking about long-term schemes. the world bank has taken the lead often times in countries and latin america, eastern europe, etc. and in many others, in fact, in pakistan. some schemes have been put in action that have a lead time and have results. to what extent are those kind of schemes being applied? in my mind, in addition to the long scheme we do need in the short term the shorter schemes which addresses some of the other concerns about security. because when there is poverty and lack of opportunity there is a chance for taliban to come in and show their bid. to what extent are they focusing on the short term schemes? >> that's a very good point. as you know, actually, when you implem
why countries like turkey? right or wrong, you might say we're facing a different situation. so that is why we have that concern a part from that nothing else. >> second row over here. >> hello. ambassador jawad, i think -- the operations at the world bank. i like your comment about the fact that the economic prosperity is the most important transition. when we're talking about this we're talking about long-term schemes. the world bank has taken the lead often times in countries and...
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we are giving communications equipment that could be used a in conjunction with weaponry supplied by turkey? or some other countries to elements within the opposition? >> it is not military. it is certainly not lethal. the assistance includes things like the deployment of our response team to work with their opposition on their future plans. how they are getting help to people with basic needs. we are training through citizen journalist. we are providing water purification hits and generators to help civilians. -- water purification kits and generators to help civilians. to get their message and reporting out to the outside world. as i have said on the floor of the house, of course you have to balance the need to do that -- people are in desperate need. it gives them genuine help to send these things. it could be used in the way you described, but i think the balance is heavily on the side of delivering such help. we are not going beyond those things. >> what about other eu countries? the prime minister said as far he was aware, no country was supplying weaponry with the european union bart
we are giving communications equipment that could be used a in conjunction with weaponry supplied by turkey? or some other countries to elements within the opposition? >> it is not military. it is certainly not lethal. the assistance includes things like the deployment of our response team to work with their opposition on their future plans. how they are getting help to people with basic needs. we are training through citizen journalist. we are providing water purification hits and...
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we are giving communications equipment that could be used a in conjunction with weaponry supplied by turkey? or some other countries to elements within the opposition? >> it is not military. it is certainly not lethal. the assistance includes things like the deployment of our response team to work with their opposition on their future plans. how they are getting help to people with basic needs. we are training through citizen journalist. we are providing water purification hits and generators to help civilians. -- water purification kits and generators to help civilians. to get their message and reporting out to the outside world. as i have said on the floor of the house, of course you have to balance the need to do that -- people are in desperate need. it gives them genuine help to send these things. it could be used in the way you described, but i think the balance is heavily on the side of delivering such help. we are not going beyond those things. >> what about other eu countries? the prime minister said as far he was aware, no country was supplying weaponry with the european union bart
we are giving communications equipment that could be used a in conjunction with weaponry supplied by turkey? or some other countries to elements within the opposition? >> it is not military. it is certainly not lethal. the assistance includes things like the deployment of our response team to work with their opposition on their future plans. how they are getting help to people with basic needs. we are training through citizen journalist. we are providing water purification hits and...